Ghent Creek
| Ghent Creek Tributary to Hyco River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Ghent Creek mouth  Ghent Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Person |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Storys Creek divide |
| • location | pond about 1 northwest of Five Forks, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 36°26′51″N 079°02′22″W / 36.44750°N 79.03944°W[1] |
| • elevation | 615 ft (187 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Hyco River |
• location | about 4 miles north-northwest of Woodsdale, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°31′44″N 078°59′00″W / 36.52889°N 78.98333°W[1] |
• elevation | 340 ft (100 m)[2] |
| Length | 6.70 mi (10.78 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 6.70 square miles (17.4 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Hyco River |
| • average | 8.40 cu ft/s (0.238 m3/s) at mouth with Hyco River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | northeast |
| River system | Roanoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaties |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | McGhees Mill Road, Edwin Robertson Road |
Ghent Creek is a 6.70 mi (10.78 km) long 4th order tributary to the Hyco River in Person County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]
Variant names
[edit]According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Ghents Creek
Course
[edit]Ghent Creek rises in a pond about 0.5 miles northwest of Five Forks, North Carolina, and then flows northeast to join the Hyco River about 4 miles north-northwest of Woodsdale.[2]
Watershed
[edit]Ghent Creek drains 6.70 square miles (17.4 km2) of area, receives about 46.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 379.32, and is about 52% forested.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "GNIS Detail - Ghent Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Ghent Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 5 November 2020.